Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-05-12
MORE EARTHQUAKES.
Particulars OF the Commissions In Mexl.
GO and Arizona.
One Hundred and Fifty Lives Lost In
One Town In Mexico.

Tucson, Arizona, May 10,--From one
to two slight shocks OF earthquake have
been felt for several days, too slight to
cause alarm. There Is no doubt that
nearly every mountain in Southern
Arizona to greater or less extent
has its topography changed, but SO far
as can be learned there is no active vol.
cane among them,
NoGALEs, Arizona, May 10. - The
earthquake last week created sad havoc
in the northeastern portion of Sonora,
Mexico. This portion OF the State Is Tar
from railroad or Geographic communion
ton, The following dispatch has been
received here from Torres, Governor OF
Sonora: "Hermisilo, Mex. May S,-Thc
earthquake caused terrible damage In
Montezuma and destroyed several vii
lagos but those in the northern part suf'
fered most terribly. Oputo had all its
houses destroyed and $50 people killed
The houses were levelled to the ground
A new volcano appeared and Its erup,
tons destroyed all the timber and pas
lures Of the adjoining valleys and mount.
aims. Further details are expected hour
~. Louis Torres" The volcano men
toned is In the famous Sierre Madrc
mountains. In this place pretty severe
shock of earthquake was felt ON the
morning of the 9Th at 3 o'clock,
LAREDO, Texas, May i0,--Passengers
arriving on the Monterey train report that
great fires are raging on the summit Of
the mountains in many places on both
sides of the road Whether these fires
have any connection with the recent
earthquake disturbances in Arizona and
New Mexico, is yet to be determined, ms
the tops of these mountains are almost
inaccessible.
CRY OF MEXICO. via Galveston, May
10. The government has just received
It's first information regarding the disas'
trous earthquake on the 3D. inst. Mt the
town of Bahispe. In the district OF Monte
yuma, Sonora, by which 100 persons lost
their lives The earthquake occurred at
$50 p, m. At the same time volcanic
eruptions began in the neighboring noun
tains, lighting up the SUBMITS for long
distance. The prediction is made here
by local scientists that Mexico Is about t.
undergo general seismic convulsion, and
the recent record OF earthquakes shows
that there is widespread volanic activity
| from one end of Mexico to the other,
ALBUQUERQUE, IN, M, Muf w Nv
Democrats Benson, A, r., special says
All the other reports to the contrary not
withstanding, no volcanic eruptions have
occurred In Southern Arizona. On tn,
sd inst, simultaneously with the grca
earthquake shocks experienced here
great clouds Of smoke appeared over tn,
peaks Of the Milestone mountains, soutl
of this point, and at night the horizon
was brilliantly illuminated by what wa
supposed to be volcanic fires, but the phe
nomona continued during the days follow
ing the earthquake and on the 9th inst al
exploring party under the leadership o
Gen. Forsyth, commanding Fort Hauch
auca. started to the MILESTONE mountain
for the purpose of investigating the seis
mic eruption. They returned and report
ed there was no volcanic eruption, bu
signs Of uphcaval and mountain slide
were abundantly visible, and that tn
brilliant illumination of the sky ant
clouds which lowered over the mountain
peaks were caused by forest fires, which
they had traced to the carclessness o.
some Mexican campers Another earth
quake was experienced here on the 9Th
No damage was done. but 1t caused con
sternation among the people.